Tim Allen compares being a conservative in Hollywood to living in 1930s Germany

Tim Allen wouldn’t be the first to accuse Hollywood of shunning
conservatives, but his latest comparison may have taken it a bit
too far.

In an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Friday, Kimmel asked
Allen if he went to President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Allen,
who plays an outspoken conservative on “Last Man Standing” and
has been open about his right-wing political beliefs, stammered
and answered, “I was invited, we did a VIP thing for the
vets, and went to a veterans ball, so I went to go see Democrats
and Republicans.”

“Yeah I went to the inauguration,” he said. The comedian got
somewhat defensive in his response, prompting Kimmel to say, “I’m
not attacking you!”

“You gotta be real careful around here, you know,” Allen
said. “You’ll get beat up if you don’t believe what
everybody believes. It’s like ’30s Germany.”

His analogy provoked backlash on social media, but it’s not
the first time Allen has sparked controversy due to his political
comments. He’s previously made headlines for saying Bill and
Hillary Clinton “are like herpes,” among other
controversial statements.

Allen has also previously spoken out against how he believes
Hollywood treats conservatives. In an interview with Megyn Kelly on Fox News, Allen said, “What I
find odd about Hollywood is they didn’t like Trump because he was
a bully. But if you had any kind of inkling that you were for
Trump, you got bullied.”

Watch Allen's thoughts on being a conservative in Hollywood
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